Concrete building



` ,1,618,886 Feb' 22 1927' T. l.. PETERSON Y K CONCRETE BUILDING Filed Mayz, 1924 4 sheets-sheet 1 i l, 8 Feb' 22 1927' T. L.. PETER-SON 6188- CONCRETE BUILDING Filed May 2, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 WML/@M 1927. v v Feb 22 T. l.. PETERSON CONCRETE BUILDING 1924 4 'sheets-sheet `Filed mi2 Patented Feb. 22, 1927.

N1re-.D :fst-rares THEODORE L. PETERSON, LEWISTON,

MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OFfONE-.HALF TO E. N. 1=ETE`ES0N, on wAiIsAU, Wisconsin.

CONCRETE Application i1ed May fz,l

The present invention'has orvitspurpose Atoprovide, vin a` vconcretebuilding, 'a construotion consistingL o Corner and intermediate posts rising vfrom Va foundation [of concrete, in conju'notlon with Wallv slabs engage 4ing Withthe corner and intermediate posts in connection v vithfm'eans onjthe ,foundation :for :holding the corner` pos`ts and slabs in position, there Q being `nle'ans jat fthe' vupper ends O f the posts. orretaining la roof' in placeV as supported onjthe four 4Walls of, the building.

' Another purpose is. the provision of means for oonneetin'g side'standards and'top andfA base vfor, supporting Aand retaining' a -xs'mdowf frame in position, ,the l'iame ino lfuding'v the usual sashes,' said top and base "and Ypt )sts having vconnections.simllarito those oi.,the

',"Flgure `9 is f an ei'ilargeddetail sectional i slabs andthe posts for reeeivi'rigftlie Wall slabs@J It is .obvious"`.tliat aj loor,Y opening may be 'constructed in 'a 'similar in anner.

. Still another purpose 1s. the prov1sion of beams, preferably ,of consist/e', converging v fromy the tops of. the corner-'posts `and oonnecting With a central beannin'eonjunction i with 'u pstandin0ii bolts Carried the upper ends vQ16 the corner and intermediate .posts for engaging 'With'fzthe voon'vergi ngf'beams7 similar bolts being provided .foioonneoting the converging bea-ms andthe longitudinal centra-l beam,v such f beams Constitutingy -nie'ans gforsupporting a roof, preferably"offsheet ,It isto ber-understood, that theI particulars.

.The upper' edgeso'f the supports ori-beams 2 and have'grooves land .5, and 6 andTdesignate the Corner and'interinediate post-s o'l liereini'givenarein no Way llimitativeand, that, 4While, still keeping' Avvithin the scope of the invention, any .desiredinodiiieations of detail and desiredV proportions may be'inade in .t-heapparatus v according'to the ciroumf stances. I

.The invention Comprises'- further features set I`foitlugshown V in the .drawings 'and claimed. i

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, {Figurel is a vievvin v front elevation ,of the concrete' building,` preferably representing a ,garage .although it is .obviousthat the "same construtio'nmay beemployed'for construct ing .other Characters' of buildings. Flvurel 1s a view' 1n side elevation.

.D f ,Figure 3 is va horizontal sectional ,plan

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'how the'A Corner `position.

dew lights 12;

BUrLDING. leali. s iiaiNo. 710,600.

Figurel is `avertioal sectional viewonline 1-4; o-f'Figui'efQ.y "f j Figure 5 is an enlarged detailperspeetive view of thebeamsforsupportiiigjthe roof. Figui-e6 is an enlargedbletai'l V perspective view y'of one corner' olf the Qfounda'tionand tlie vvall slabs and theloyverend o'fone A'cor- '.ner post,v "loolnngdown in; a drreetionfon fone view -f 'of one oornerfoffthe"structure showing posts' are supportedlin 'Figiire ,10 is a. .horizontal seetional 'vie\v somewhat similar `t'o that infllgure' [3, ,With

'.,ths except `n that the, wang are 'fof 'double thickness,

infact, Ethe y:upright,posts have ldouble'ohannels. fon-the. reception `thefI Con- '.Re'ferringfto the drawings, l vdesignates .tlie` foundation loonstr'unitedf prete,rablyvr ot' concrete and which jmybeanygproportions and shape, preferably "rectangular in' plan,

andi'consists .ofthe longitiidinal and transverse `f'oundat'ioi 1'.beamsfoi supports 2 Eand thefbuilding, ."Whil'e' 8 designates the posts Whichvbou'nd a door opening 9 lfor double vs ivinging doors l() `which are mounted upon hinges, as atwllj, .The V.doors l0 inaylfbe any suitable construction, preferably `v of Xvo'o'd or metal and `are provide It will be noted that.y lthe upper ledge of the longitudinal and transverse supports or beams of,.r;thef foundation have depressed seats or recesses 18, and4 1 4 whichvv receive the intermediate, .hinged and orner posts .7, 8 andV 6.` Infact, the upper ,edgejofthefoundationis" preferably fluslfWithjrthe upper y surifaee'of the'ground, permitting ain'otordriven vehicle to pass through the double 160:9pe111'me9withdraw .estrusione The interior of the building, which in the present instance is preferably a garage, has its floor surface concreted, as at 15, said surface being flush with the upper edge of the foundation.

Embedded in the longit-udinal and transverse beams or supports of the foundation are the heads 16 of anchor studs 17 which rise from the bottoms of the depressed seats or recesses 13 and 14. These bolts enter openings 18 of the lower ends of the corner and intermediate posts, thereby holding the posts perpendicularly.

lt will be noted that the intermediate posts 7 have opposite faces provided with grooves 19 which receive the wall slabs of concrete 20, the lower edges of the lowermost slabs being engaged in the grooves 4 of the longitudinal beams or supports of the foundation. The corner posts have their faces, those which are at right angles to each other, provided with grooves 2l which also receive certain of the wall slabs 20. The lower edges of the lowermost slabs which engage with the grooves 21 also enter grooves of the foundation. In fact, the lower edges of the lowermost slabs at the ends of thev building enter the grooves 5 of the transverse beams or supports of the foundation. The hinged posts 8 each has a groove 22 on one face which receive certain other of the wall slabs.

In order to provide a window open- '25, 26 and 27 are provided.` These beams are arranged in rectangular formation and are connected by bolts 28 embedded in the top and base beams to enter the perpendicularv side beams to retain the beams in position. rlhe remote faces or edges of these beams 25,

` 26 and 27 have grooves 29, 30 and 81 for the reception of certain of the wall slabs. It will be noted that a door opening is similarly constructed with the exception that the base beam 26 is omitted and the side or perpendicular beams have holes or depressions in their lower ends to receive bolts 32 embedded in and rising from the foundation.

Rising from the upper terminals of the corner and intermediate posts and having their heads embedded in the posts are bolts 33 which enter depressions or holes in the roof beams 34 which converge toward the top of the roof and have their upper converged' termin als connected by similar bolts 35 to a longitudinal central beam 36. These roof beams constitute means for supporting a roof 37 of sheet metal, as in Figure 2, or of concrete which is constructed in sections overlapped, as in Figures l and 4, and secured to the beams in any suitable manner (not shown). Y

It will be noted that the lwall slabs are constructed with restricted upper and lower edges, as at 38, to permit the wall slabs to overlap in the same manner aslap boards to enable the wall slabs to shed the rain and snow and to prevent, to a substantial degree, the seeping lin of the moisture.

1n Figure 10, it will be noted that the posts 6, 7 and 8 have. double grooves 19 for the reception of the concrete slabs 20, thereby constructing a building with double thicknesses of such slabs.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is:

1. A concrete building structure comprising a base of angular formation consisting of longitudinal and transverse.V beams provided with grooves in their upper faces, with depressed seats at uniformly spaced points, the level of the bottom of said seats being the same as the level of the bottom of the grooves and the seats opening Vat the outer sides of said base beams, corner and intermediate upstanding postsl seated in said seats with their outer faces flush with the outer faces of the base beams, the posts being provided with longitudinal grooves in their side faces, wall slabs disposed in superposed relation between the posts and having their ends seated inthe grooves of said posts with the lower edges of the bottom-most slabs seated in the grooves of the base beams, and a roof supported on said'posts.

2. A concrete building structure comprising a base of angular formation consisting of longitudinal and Vtransverse beams provided with grooves in their upperfaces, with depressedV seats at uniformly spa-ced points, the level of the bottom of said seats being the same as the level of the bottom of the grooves and the seats opening at the outer sid-es of said'base beams, corner and intermediate upstanding posts seated in said seats with their outer faces'flush with the outer faces of the base beams, the postsbeing provided with longitudinal grooves in their side faces, wall slabs disposed in superposed relation between the posts and having their ends seated in the grooves lof said posts with the lower edges of the bottommost slabs seated in the grooves of the base beams, the wall slabs above the lowermost slabs each having its lower edgeV disposed in overlapping relation with the upper edge of the next lower slab, and a roof supportedon said posts. Y n

3. A concrete building structure comprising a basel of angular formation consisting of longitudinal and transverse beams Vprovided with grooves in their upper faces, with depressed seats at/uniformly spaced points, the level of the bottom of'said seats being the same as the level of the bottom of the grooves and the seats opening at the outer sides of said base beams, corner and intermediate upstanding posts seated. in said Seats with their outer faces flush with the outer faces of the base beams, the posts be-v ing provided with longitudinal grooves in their side faces, wall slabs disposed in superposed relation between the posts and having their ends seated in the grooves of said posts with the lower edges of the bottom-most slabs seated in the grooves of the base beams, and a roof supported on said posts, the base beams being, provided with 10 anchor studs embedded in the-.m below said depressed seats and said studs extending upwardly through said seats and into the posts.

In testimony 'whereof he aIiXes his sig- 15 nature.

THEODORE L. PETERSON. 

